The Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded no fewer than 20 girls and 14 boys including minors for alleged involvement in illicit dance entertainment popularly known as ‘Gidan lokachi’ or ‘Gidan gala’.
Addressing journalists at the state command, Commandant Waziri Goni said they posed a serious security breach, adding that the command had so far closed over 10 such dance houses across the state.
He revealed that aside being involved in the said illicit dance, the entertainment house served as an avenue for young girls to practice prostitution, stressing that many of them came from neighbouring states.
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Goni said, “They call the place Gidan gala but actually at the end of the day, they have their boyfriends, and they will go with them. 95 percent of them are teenagers around 17 years, hardly will you find 20 to 22 years old, and the place has been existing for a long time. For the owners, they registered the place for trading and merchandise and now they operate as a hotel and playground.”
On his part, the Manager of Gidan lokachi, Danladi Mohammed, denied any wrongdoing, adding that participants were duly screened before being allowed in.
Mohammed said, “They used to come themselves, if they are not married, they will be allowed to perform, we don’t accept minors.”
